and clouds trying to stream in for today and that's our part. the satellite and clouds will be in and we will get some sunshine as well. so be prepared for that. most of the wet weather is back off towards the west right now. and to the north. and as we look at headlines for today in terms of the temperatures, well, like megan said we are chilly and cool but not as cold as we were yesterday. right now, in baltimore we are coming in at 49 degrees more of the same in easton and dc at 54 and closer to home we are at 49 degrees in ijamsville. 54 reisterstown and west friendship at 53 degrees. as we go throughout the day today, lunchtime temperature is at 71 degrees. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's keep that rain to the north and to the west. can you -- you can use a 71 degree day. traveling on 95 no problems in white marsh into the city. and for those of you using theharrisburg expressway north of 695, you will notice everything is nice and clear. it will remain that way getting

on the jfx and head downtown. 11 minutes altogether. traveling southbound from the beltway down to fay jet street -- fail yet -- fayette street. 695 is great shape from 95 to 83. and you are looking at 11 minutes there and 11 minutes on the west side to travel from 795 toward 95. inner loop clear through pikesville. that's the abc2 time sativer -- timesaver traffic. >> election day is not far away state delegates and dlernlgy will gather -- clergy will hold a news conference ebb couraging you to vote against -- encouraging you to vote against question 7. sherrie johnis here to explain why. >> reporter: -- johnson is here to explain why. >> reporter: area clergy are coming together at empowerment temple ame church to have make their voices heard. they encourage voters to vote against question 7 which promotes expanding gambling in maryland. advocates claim the ballot

initiative would create jobs boost economic development and increase education funding in the state. but some folks are not buying it and today the elected officials and clergy will express concerns and opization to the measure and -- opposition to the measure and edge voters to vote against it. delegate cart and reverend witherspoon with the southern christian leadership council are a few of the folks who plan to attend. it will be held at the empowerment temple ame church in northwest baltimore. that event runs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. today. and you know you can head to the facebook fan page and let us know what you think about clergy promoting a political a. it's the hot topic question for today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. question 4 is on the ballot the one that deals with the dream act. hundreds of people included religious leaders are expected to rally for it in silver spring and it's happening at 7:15 at the southern asian 7th

day adventist church. it will take part of a final push for the referendum and those attending will be trained on hon to contact voters. two supporters of the same sex marriage law will begin weekly rallies urging the reinstatement of angela mccas kel who was is you spend for signing a petition to put the law on the ballot. baptist ministers says the suthe height of hypocrisy at a institution claiming to support free do have of expression. a 12-year-old boy is going to be in court accused of beating to death a 2-year-old foster child. he is charged with involume unteary manslaughter. his -- involuntary manslaughterch the man performedcpr on the child but it was pronounced dead at the hospital. this happened in fort whereby washington in july. the search is on for a man who -- fort washington in july. the search is on for a man who attacked a woman jogging

along the capital crescent trail. she was running when she topped to let a deer cross the path. that's when her attacker hit her from behind and sexually say salted her. the -- assault her and she woke up in the bushes. >> she was able to get back on the trail and thankfully a 40- year-old male jogger was passing by assisted her. >> the police have a limited description of the attacker but if you have information, police want to hear from you. news around the nation a woman was set on fire and says her attackers wore white hoods. she had severe burns on more than half of her body and says three men doused her in a flammable liquid and set her on fire in town park in los angeles. the police officer managed to put out the flames and get her to the hospital. now police are look for the three men -- looking for the three men responsible. it's not called an official hate crime but members of the naacp say differently.

>> anything towards humanity that's not civilized expressive will of one's thoughts and love don't act like that. >> following the attack racial slurs were written on her car and they are checking it for fingerprints and hopes it can lead to the attacker. this is something out of the movies and cameras were rolling as a pair of suspected car thieves smashed a truck through a convenience store loading up on alcohol and cigarettes. that is the smash and grab job. all this happened as police say they were stealing the truck and 100 dollars worth of gas. they crashed into a tree during get away and police arrested one of them but they are look for his accomplice. we are hearing from a woman whose hair was pulled by a san diego police officer as she tried to rush into her burning home. firefighters were the first to try to keep her from running inside and then san diego police an officer there he gets involved. it was caught on camera. seconds later her husband alex

grabbed her and in that moment of extreme emotion she appears to try to hit the officer. after that, he grabbed her hair and i pears to try to take her -- and appears to try to take her down. >> it's no clue who that person with a it's tunnel vision when i got there and i wasn't aware of my surroundings. i was looking at my house and if someone is grabbing you and your emowings are to the max i was trying to depend -- emotions are to the max, i was trying to defend myself. >> wouldn't let go while he was trying to control his wife. the officer is on administrative leave white investigation takes place. you would do anything to protect your child. >> yes especially if you found out someone was trying to hurt them a new jersey mother faces charges for boarding her child's bus and giving two alleged bullies the smack down. rebecca claims her 9-year-old daughter was being harassed and the school was not doing anything to stop it. police say that she took matters into her own hands.

>> the report says she boarded the bus yelled at the boys and even hit one of them. >> i do want to make it 100% clear that i never put my hand on anybody. i would never put my hands on a childthey turned this around like the boys are the victims. my daughter was the victim. >> she is cadged with assault criminal trespass and making terroristic threats. the boys were treated by school. a school nurse one was taken to the hospital for a neck injury. baltimore based nonprofit fighting cancer is picking up help from hollywood. >> we will tell you who is joining the fight against esophageal canser's disease that killed his movie star father. >> also ahead, winter comes early for some living out west. look at that. we will go to one state that just got four inches of snow and we are a week away from halloween. hard to believe.

okay. okay. really. this is in william pass oregon many you want to see the white stuff arctic blast dumped about 4 inches of snow across the

cascade mountains making the ski resorts look like a winter wonderland. that's why they are there. none were opened for the season. the storm is expected to linger until friday and another system is scheduled to hit them for the weekend. >> i don't want to see that yet but i want to see it. >> you will see it. >> good. >> you are going to see it. let's talk about what's going on around the nation as you saw what's going on back towards the west. we have showers and storms across the middle of the nation and work towards the east and north -- working towards the east and north. mainly dry conditions in store for us this morning. cloud trickeling in off and ongoing into the afternoon. and as you head out to the bus stop, grab the jacket and it's going to be cool but not as cold and chilly as yesterday. 50 degrees and by this afternoon we will warm up nicely well above average with the temperatures at 76. dress in layers as you go through the day. let's check the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you head to the airport this morning, there are no delays on

95. we have some construction rightalong the southbound lanes between the beltway and 195. no problems on 695. it's nice and clear all the way around and checking in and looking live in towson at york road, not too many cars out there. no problems getting up towards 82. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. like it or not winter is around the corner. and we showed you oregon right. but that means you have to be ready and prepared early for the coming cold. >> something we don't think about but you should. we will have tips on what to do to make sure things are winterized when things outside turn frigid. >> reporter: information home owners need to know about a tax credit. that's straight ahead. every time someone chooses finish over cascade,

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that is example of the application. you have to answer 5 questions and mail it back by the end of the year. it limits the property tax increase on your main home. it was automatic until the general assembly passed a law saying homeowners have to pill tout -- fill out a one time application they did this because owners were getting credit on vacation homes and rental homes. in baltimore city 25,000 people are at risk of losing credit. on average that's a thousand dollars a year. >> so anyone who has not applied for the homestead tax credit will not get it when the taxes come next july 1 property taxes, it will be without that discount. >> reporter: the city healed news conference yesterday but statewide homeowners are also asked to it will out the application and you can -- to fill out the application and you can question one online or

on the phone and we have information on abc2 news.cop. sher -- abc2 muse.com. towson iewn -- abc2news.com. towson iewn toy could lose some sports teams. they want to end baseball and men's soccer because it is too costly to run. this afternoon there's a meeting for students to tell the athletic director what they think and you may remember during the orioles alds run when they played at camden yards there was a sign over third base that said save tu baseball. today, from noon to 1:30 the first meeting will be at the university union. the next one is monday a public meeting at united stadium field house from 6 to 7:30. five things to know as you head out. you heard from the president and from republican contender mitt romney but today hear from the alternatives. larry king with moderate a third party presidential debate with gary johnson jill stine and good and anderson. >> the apple mill keeps on

churning. experts predict they will announce a smaller less expensive ipad. an increase in internet shopping is profiting fed ex to forecast and i crease in shipment. forecasting 280 million shipments could be a record. and to prepare for the rush the company expects to hire 20,000 seasonal workers. >> gas is expected to get cheaper as the holidays grow closer. the price may drop by thanksgiving. the decline happens becauseamericans are driving less than the summer. retine ris are making less ex-- refineries are making less expensive blends of gasoline. san francisco giants are headed to the world series after a comeback against the defending champs the cardinal. the giants rowed the card 9-0 monday night and they take on -- routed the cards 9-1 monday night and they take on the tigers tomorrow in san

francisco. >> did you see the rain? >> yes. >> and they finished in the rain. wow. the son of humphrey bogart and lauren ba-cal will help with a cause near to them. they are taping a psa for the esophageal cancer network. he lost his father to the disease in 1957. the psa will encourage people to be screened and let them knowheart burn can lead to cancer. diagnosis increased 400% in the past 20 years. visitors to the dulaney valley memorial gardens can find peace and tranquility in an asian inspired space. it's designed in the tradition of feng shui and it's 7ic ahe is of pathways with animals and they have -- acres of pathways with animals and the design expert who created it says the feng shui was used in just cemeteries not in homes like today. a dedication ceremony happens tomorrow to officially on the

garden to the public. like it or not, winter is coming and with the frigid temperatures often comes ice and snow. >> yeah. who wants to think about it now. but now is the best time to prepare for something like that when the winter hasn't hit. so each year dozens of machines actually -- americans actually die because of the exposure tocold. you can get trapped in your car or house. so your best line of defense in bad weather is have a plan. >> just know that when winter weather strikes, where will you be rideing that storm out and to make sure you have the supplies on hand. >> you need to have an emergency kit on hand with important documents and at least three days worth of food nonperishable food and water. it's important you keep the foods and things nearby a go kit in case you have to evacuate and when they have the

materials ready that go kit especially, best to keep it in the car. >> exactly. you are right. very good advice this morning. but you are talking about the snow and temperatures very cold. that's not the case this morning. we are actually a little bit milder than what we were yesterday. look at stevenson at 5 5 degrees. gaithersburg at 57 this morning. and bowie 55 and upper 40s in rock hall and denton and edgewood and cambridge at 53 this morning. yes, you need a jacket this morning. but you doesn't need the heaviest -- doesn't need the heaviest of coats. high pressure is in control and we will have a south wherein flow for today. temperatures will warm up nicely. overhead, yes, we have some showers to the north for todata storm sandy. those winds sustained at about 45 miles an hour and it's moving now. before i showed you it was stationary. and it's going to track up towards the north. so it's going to be heading over cuba as we go through time and also jamaica. looks like it is staying away

from florida, but this could impact the weather as we go through next weekend early next week. for today, though, we will stay dry and temperatures at 76 degrees. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> good morning. >> reporter: >> reporter: good morning. so far so good on 83. no problems heading downtown and it will take you the typical 11 minutes from towson to fayette street. 95 at 395, traffic moving right along. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel and pulling up drive times notice 695 is in great shape. no delays from parkville up to towson and traveling over on the west side of the beltway, looking at an 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's a look at your traffic. stay with us. you are watching good morning maryland.

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one thing kids get excited about is birthday parties. >> it might be hard to believe a child wants to give up a party until you heart story of josie and jasie. they heard about a little boy who was battling leukemia. jasie is a caps are -- cans are survivor and wanted to --

cancer survivor and wanted to help andconvinced her sifter to give up their party. >> it's because my girls wanted to share their birthday present with a child going through something so horrible that they have went through. >> i am in shock two kid volunteered to do this. >> the pay it forward party is a community wide event. monies raise will go towards the medical bills. what a great story. i you love stories like -- you love stories like that. when you are in church the rules are turn off the cell phone and be quiet. >> the pastor encouraging you to text and tweet as up as possible and he's all about use technology during the service. >> and a cat has a pig to thank for his nine lives. and you probably thinking what? >> what. >> we will tell you how the determined farm animal saved its furry friend. >> that will be great.

you're watching the station that works for you, now, good morning maryland. >> so many of you have done it it worked and it's easy. you need a boost because you are tired so you grab an energy drink. one family from maryland says learn from them don't do it. >> jog with a friend is what police want you to do after a woman is attacked when she was out for a daily run. >> and we know this. it's not all pom poms